Bug 52043

Summary: Directories ".", "..", and "/" do not work correctly with "ls" command
Product: Apache httpd-2 Reporter: Philip Pickett <phil.pickett>
Component: mod_ftpAssignee: Apache HTTPD Bugs Mailing List <bugs>
Status: RESOLVED LATER    
Severity: normal CC: phil.pickett, ppickett
Priority: P2 Keywords: MassUpdate
Version: 2.2.21   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
Attachments: Patch file to address shortcomings in mod_ftp "ls" command handling

Description Philip Pickett 2011-10-17 18:24:05 UTC
Created attachment 27799 [details]
Patch file to address shortcomings in mod_ftp "ls" command handling

The FTP client commands "ls .", "ls ..", and "ls /" do not work in a way consistent with the unix shell commands.

From the top-level FTP directory, a "550" status "No such file or directory" is returned for each of these.  From a subdirectory one-level deep on the FTP server, the "ls ." shows the contents of the current directory while "ls .." and "ls /" still return the 550 status.  From a subdirectory two or more levels deep, "ls ." and "ls .." work but "ls /" returns a 550.

With the attached patch incorporated and built, the commands "ls .", "ls ..", "ls /", as well as  "ls ./<someDirectory>", "ls ../<someDirectory>", "ls /<someDirectory>", and ls <someDirectory> work in a way consistent with the linux/unix shell "ls" command for the testing I've done.
Comment 1 William A. Rowe Jr. 2018-11-07 21:09:03 UTC
Please help us to refine our list of open and current defects; this is a mass update of old and inactive Bugzilla reports which reflect user error, already resolved defects, and still-existing defects in httpd.

As repeatedly announced, the Apache HTTP Server Project has discontinued all development and patch review of the 2.2.x series of releases. The final release 2.2.34 was published in July 2017, and no further evaluation of bug reports or security risks will be considered or published for 2.2.x releases. All reports older than 2.4.x have been updated to status RESOLVED/LATER; no further action is expected unless the report still applies to a current version of httpd.

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